Ready to become PM, says Rahul Gandhi; BJP says win state polls first

In an interaction at the Berkeley University in the US in September last year, Gandhi had said he was "absolutely ready" to be the prime ministerial candidate of the Congress in the 2019 general elections.

For the second time in nine months, Congress president Rahul Gandhi today spoke about his prime ministerial aspirations, asserting he was ready for the top post, sparking ridicule from the ruling BJP which said he should first try to win state elections. (PTI)